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| File:WHKT-AM 2014.PNG | |
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1650 AM kHz |
| Branding | "1650 The Answer" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative Talk Radio[1] |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News Premiere Networks TheBlaze Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation |
| WPMH | |
| History | |
First air date | 1999[2] |
Former call signs | WAWT (1998-1998) WHKT (1998-Present)[3] |
Call sign meaning | W Hampton (Roads) (The Big) KaT location and former branding |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 87170 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 Watts daytime 1,000 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′10.0″N 76°16′58.0″W / 36.802778°N 76.282778°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WHKT Webstream |
| Website | WHKT Online |
WHKT is a Conservative Talk Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[1] WHKT is owned and operated by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[4]
Station Sold
On January 25, 2010, Disney announced that it is selling the station to Hampton Roads area religious broadcaster Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting for $350,000.[5] In the interim, Disney took WHKT, and five other stations slated to be sold, off the air on January 22; the station had previously carried the company's Radio Disney network.[6][7]
The sale was listed as "consummated" by the FCC as of May 5, 2010.
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "WHKT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Radio Disney Sells Another", AllAccess.com, January 25, 2010
- ^ "Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent". All Access. January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
External links
- 1650 The Answer Online
- WHKT in the FCC AM station database
- WHKT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database